Amusement car



J. KAHL AMUSEMENT CAR Jan. `l3, 1931.

Filed March 5, 1930 r villa/111111111111.

unf- Hellmum Vl. m m l M- H m m un "fas Patented Jan. 13, 19.31 i

My invention an improvement in appa- 'ratu's designedfor special use in amusement parks, 'and relat'esmore especialy tol cars or conveyances which are operated overa railf '5 Way; having dips'and turns tol increase the pleasureandthrill of riding.

The primaryobject of myinvention isfto provide ar design and construction of railway car Vof this'fparticu'lar character which: 'mbe' attractivein appearance to'app'eal tothe "sthetic `tastes of the patrons and(v to Which motions are imparted to simulate thejmovejmen'ts of the animal orreptile adopted in carrying out the general design or forinof the '15 car, inthe present instance theshape of the 'car being inthe formV of an alligator to illu- 'strate the application ofmy imp1ovedconstruction.l j l Witlithis principal objectinvievv my in- 20 vention contemplates the construction ofa 'car or conveyance for thegp'urpose specified made up of sections intimately connected together in` carryingjout the formofthe ani- 'mal orl reptile, the means of connection .be-

' 25 tweenv the sections permitting of independent motions thereof to simulate the creeping or crawling. movements ofthe animalor reptile for opera-tion on trucks such as illustrated and described in my prior application for patent filed December 3, 1929, Serial No. 411,- 345, by Which the desired motions are imparted to the sections. t Y

My present invention therefore consists of a car or conveyance for amusement parks comprising sections joined together by plates and connecting bolts so as to permit of a limited rotatable movement of the sections with respect tol each other for use in association with Wheeled trucks on which the sec tions are mounted lall as hereinafter fully described and more specifically set forth in the appended claims:

In the accompanying drawings :V

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar yvievvfvvith parts lof the sections brokenY away to show the interior arrangement;

Fig. 3; is an enlarged detail sectional view i i VJorrit KAHL,oF sr;,LoUIs, urssot'rnrf L?`v Y tofsiiw raap-amount f iatiy arieh the sections are connected together.: f 1 Fig. 4 is asecti'on-view on theflinea- Zljof 'forming-the joint-91" v In H carrying '1 u 'tiny inventionj ythe car is -rmade up of tivos'ections 10;?11`one'inf front of the other and connected together in the'pa'rticular manner hereinafter described,g 'said sec- "-3 ftions being preferably in; the formof-an" al1igator-'Jas illustrated-in the 'drawings although Y it Will be understood 'that'it" may vrepresent -any otherreptile'or an' animal, inffany case 'said' sections being each provid'edfwith lseats n1-3 12 kfor the occupants ofthe carfandwith doors V'1 3in; oneor'beothfsides for permitting vaccess lto theV seatsgfvvhilef'the upper partof the A'car isgl'eftppen.ly w 'f *i l For 'oinin @they have.fanffiiidependent"rolling mol tionv ,to lsimulate the i creeping ori' crawling of fthe obj ect circular plates 14,15 `are' attached to lthe"contiguous ends of said-sectionsland 'connecte'dcentrally by 'a'-kiifi-g-bolt'116permit-V tingthe'platessectionspfthelcar t0 have' a rotating motionA limited as 'toexcess movement with"'respecttoeach` other byfmeans'of against the outer sideofplatejlll and in order to .niinimizeE friction' between the bolts and `vvallsofthe slotstlie bolts'are providedvvith i l l sleeves`22.'The'sections of the'fcarareconnecte'd"tothel plates inthe vmanner shovvn -in im50 Fig. 4, that is to say the inner end ofeach "section -is provided '-With invvardlyA projecting spacedapart portions 28 lsecured'totheY plates byfmeans of screvvs 24,' 'threadedfinto ehofles 325,"said" -attaching portions o fthe sections be- 65 v ing located intermediate the' cooperating slots 18 `and squared holes- 19 receiving fthe'bolts y for connecting theplates together, and ,for the purpose `of having' the plates 'turn 'freely lone -up'ontheA other',ballbeaifgs-Qunemployed, "ico "`-Figsk5 and 6 var'efdetail viens-ofthe plates slightly rolling instead of` straight, but l pre- --t-hat it is creeping 0r .Crawling but 21s.@ add .t0

.cf-55 aplurulityof sections mounted on Wheeled V, f

fer to use the trucks of the construction shown and described in my prior application hereina straight track, and in using the cars in theA equipment of an amusementpark several. are connected in a train torvvhich purposethe outer end of eachv section is provided with a universaljoint ot a-conventional type having oppositel7 ,projectingY drawbars 31 on which springs 32 are mounted and interposed .between thejoint and end ofthe section of the car, said drawbars Workingin sleevesl 33 se- .curedtozthecaig sothat the springs will overcome-nr. irme-@rimane running of the traine-yz..y will be obvious from the'foregoing description, in. connection with the accompany- -ingz drawings, my invention provides for the construction. yof a. car in sections joined together. in suCh manner that theassembled sec-v tions, constructed. in the ormof an animal or a` rept-ile, when mounted on trucksl of the type v.shovvn and described in my .co-pending application mayhave lateralrocking. motions in opposite directions impartedrto ,the sections vtonotonly give tothe object the appearance the pleasure oi-t the occupants., the particular construction. of the 'joints insuring` a. secure 'connection and limiting the movements of lthe sections soA as vto-add to the safety ofthe car,- it being, understood. ott course-that each oar-maybemade up of more than two sec- :tions andthat the couplings provide for mak- Ving-,up a train of a plurality of cars either of the same design or of differentidesigns; .,Havingyrdescribed my invention I claim:

' l, A car forllamusement parksI comprising sections yjcoin'ed together at the center to provone Withrespect tothe other.

l.sections.joinedtogetlier at the center to provide for rotatable movements of the .Sections Y 2. All ,carfiorfamuseinent parkscomprising of said sections, a king: bolt connecting the plates together at the center to permit rotatfable movements .ofthe sections one With respect to the other, and means vfor limiting the movements of the plates upon each other.

5. A. car, for amusement. parks. comprising .a plurality of sections mounted on. Wheeled trucks, plates secured to the contiguous ends of' said sections, a king bolt connecting the before mentioned as it provides for rocking`- the frame of the truck to permit of the use'of Y platesftogether at the center topermit rotatable movements of the sections one with respect tothe other, means for limiting the movementsof the plates upon'eaoh other,

" and anti-friction ball bearings'inteiposed besections together atl the centerv toperrnit ro-v tatableimovements of thesections one with respect-to the other, and bolts connecting the rplates together near theirouter ledges,said

bolts passing through. slotsin one yoi the platesto limit themovement ofthe plates upon each other. t

7. A carfor amusement parks .comprising ay plurality of sections mounted fonWheeled trucks, plates secured to the contiguous ends of said sections, a king bolt lconnecting the 4sections togetlierfat the centerto permitrotatable movements of the sections one With respect to the other, and bolts connecting the plates together near their outer'. edges,y said. jbolts passing through slotsvin onefofthe4v plates to limit the movement .of .the plates upon each other;'together with dravvbai's slidable inthe en-ds ofthecar and leach carrying one sectionof. `av universal joint, and springs Ainterposed between ,saidy joint. and

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f w1-IN' metL vide for rotatable movementsxof the sections one with respect` tothe other, and V*means for limiting the rotatable movements otsaid sections.:

Areal for @plurality-of sections mounted on Wheeled trucks, .plates securedftoL the, contiguousends fof said. sections, and .ai-king bolt Connecting .the plates together ltopermit.rotatable,move- Yirjientsofthesections one with respect to the Qther`.;.-.f .f1-.4. 'A ear. or amusement parks vcomprising amusement Perks. comprising 

